I recently bought an X4, put crosspoint on it, and have been loving it. I've been reading so much more than before, just because it's always available on the back of my phone.
The Xteink X4 E-Ink Reader
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#102Got the X4. Put CrossPoint on it. Works like a charm. The http server accessible over wifi makes transferring books extremely simple. (Shame on the Kindle for locking everything down.) This is proof-of-concept that a microcontroller is more than enough for something like an e-reader. I have a Kindle and a Kobo. They are sturdy devices. But the X4 is the one that is a genuine e-reader. Would not get it as my one and o…
I love my X4 as well, and would love a backlight. Crosspoint and its downline forks are great. the only funny thing about the X4 is reading it in bright sunlight. it will corrupt the image on the screen on page turn unless you shade it? something to do w/ older eInk screens and not having a UV Filter. weird, slightly annoying. Its increased my reading 2-3x though!
FYI you might be using an older version of crosspoint. It now has a software fix for the fading issue built in
https://github.com/crosspoint-reader/crosspoint-reader/issue...
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#103Was just looking at this. What keeps me from buying is the screen is just too small. I'd love to slap this magnetically on the back of my iPhone and have it on the go as a focused reading device but eyes after 40 aren't so happy about reading super tiny characters.
My two wishes are: to size it up so it is roughly the width of a modern smartphone (2.72" -> 2.8") and decrease bezel size. At these small sizes, even 1/2 to 3/4" screen size increase is a big deal in area gained, which leads to more comfort reading and less line scanning.
Hope they'll ship one with the size up 4.7" ED047TC1 display [1] instead.
[1] https://github.com/Xinyuan-LilyGO/LilyGo-EPD47/blob/esp32s3/...
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#104I bought one of these and I quite like it. Form factor is nice, transfer is a bit rough around the edges but serviceable.
Pretty sure my credit card got harvested from either them or the website purchase though
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#105Does anyone know where you can buy an HDMI-compatible e-ink display, which is about the size of an A5 notebook? The idea is that you could have a screen, keyboard, and a small computer zippered up in a case, and could write/code outside in the sun.
Pinenote? Probably have to add the HDMI port yourself though
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#106Oh it comes with custom firmware? This is very interesting. I would love to be able to modify some UX and I am sorry, but I need to get the following out of my head. All the e-readers I have had have made it impossible to turn off features like: 1. Selection highlighting... I never use highlighting when reading fiction, but whenever I am not careful enough when turning a page, it'll go crazy with highlighting. Flashi…
It doesn't not come with custom firmware and xteink tried to block it citing hardware issues. Key word is tried and it's still very easy to install custom firmware.
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#107Proof of what is possible with stripped down/optimized software. Imagine the battery life if they built one of these around something with better sleep power (e.g. an nrf52).
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#108I got one, it's pretty cool that it's small enough to just magnet to the back of your phone. If your someone who needs to use a large font on their ereader to read its certainly not for you, but the screen size is good enough for regular sized text. It's also cool that it's chip is just an ESP32.
I would like to see a phone case which this inserts into --- bonus points if there's a way to use it as a status display for the phone for use in bright/direct sunlight.
Can someone explain the whole thing about wanting to attach it to your phone? Why? What does this provide over just putting it in your pocket?
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#109Got the X4. Put CrossPoint on it. Works like a charm. The http server accessible over wifi makes transferring books extremely simple. (Shame on the Kindle for locking everything down.) This is proof-of-concept that a microcontroller is more than enough for something like an e-reader. I have a Kindle and a Kobo. They are sturdy devices. But the X4 is the one that is a genuine e-reader. Would not get it as my one and o…
I'm with you on every bit. I love my Kobo Libra 2 and it lives on my nightstand table. It's an excellent reader. The X4 with CrossPoint is an alright reader, but I've been chewing through books on my morning commute because it fits in my jacket pocket and I can have it out on the train without bumping into other people. It's not the best reader I own, but it's the best reader I have on me at any given moment when I'm…
I also primarily use Kobo e-readers right now but I've been wanting something smaller for an EDC. I think this thread is selling me on it.
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#110Just picked up an x3 from prime day sale (yeah, Amazon, sigh, I know). Super stoked to see how it is in practice. I’ve always espoused to my kids to be mindful about what they do during the “between” moments, but I increasingly find myself defaulting to HN/reddit for those little 5-10min chunks of waiting and I dislike that reflex. Looking forward to trying to build a habit around a pocketable e-reader. If nothing else, looking forward to attaching to a pocket notebook when traveling.